Does everyone pedal?

[taggermike]

I remember when the mirage drive first came out. They were pretty much universally ridiculed. "Theyre not kayaks, they're for sissies, they'll never catch on, the drive can't be reliable". Those attitudes didn't last long. Then for a while it seamed like most had Hobies. Many times at the launch out of 20 guys I had the only paddle yak. Now I see paddle yaks making a come back. Some times 50/50 at the launch. It might be that back then there were only 3 or so brands of paddle yaks that made fishing yaks, now there are many more. Might be more people are entering the sport and don't want to drop 2-4 k bucks for a yak. I have a hobie, a 13 y/o OK prowler 15, and a equally old Malibu extreme. Use em all n love em. Mike

[fishnfoool]

I used to own an paddle and now I pedal. I will never go back to paddling.
There is a guy on this site who works at OEX, I always see him on a pedal. Think about that, he has all the choice in the world on kayaks and he chooses to pedal. HMMM?

[easyday]

I've pedaled and paddled. I like paddling, no right or wrong way.

[FISH11]

To each his own, as they say! Personally I like paddling because it give me they exercise I don't otherwise get, and I like the maneuverability. I think a pedal kayak could be good, if you also learn or know how to paddle. Too many guys in hobies don't have a clue how to paddle. Being able to use a paddle (and not that POS hobie paddle) is a great advantage to getting through the surf or moving faster especially against the current and wind. The biggest negative about hobies, is the ridiculous prices for the kayaks and especially all the accessories. Most are the same as other brands, but put that H on it and it's 75% more.

[Amish Ed]

Paddler here. 14' native. To pedal is out of my price range.

[ctfphoto]

Paddled a tarpon for 4 years.

Bought a 2015 Hobie Outback 6 months ago.

I will never paddle again as the Hobie has soooooo many advantages and one disadvantage

[BigTunaL]

Paddler - Jackson big tuna.


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[Jimmyz123]

I still paddle.

[YakDout]

You can paddle a hobie if you want, but you can't pedal a malibu if you want...

[Gunner58]

I love my trident 13 but I do have to admit I am a little jealous of the guys that are just cruseing around peddling. I can however out run a hobie in my trident, that being said I am a little tired after. But for the price tag of a Hobie I will stick with my trident.

[Harry Hill]

Okay, I wasn't asking to start a war. I have to paddle right now, to pedal isn't in my budget. I was just trying to get the lay of the land. What kind of paddles do the paddlers use? Is there a brand or model that most like better? I'm using a 240 cm from Bass Pro but I'm sure it's not optimal. Any help will be appreciated

[yak-fishing-socal]

I'm a paddler for life Have a had a bunch of different yaks and tried a hobie or two just can't get into the Mirage Drive and now with the higher seats I really don't like them they just seem so top heavy to me now,maybe because I'm top heavy.. 😄

I'm on a Ocean Kayak trident 15 with a aqua bound carbon paddle. Love the weight the kayak can hold and the speed. one day I'll upgrade to the ocean kayak trident ultra 4.7

Ps always looking for paddling kayak fishermen to hit the water with

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[socal.beach.bum]

Question for all the paddlers with rudder systems. How beneficial do you find the rudders?

[chris138]

Originally Posted by socal.beach.bum

Question for all the paddlers with rudder systems. How beneficial do you find the rudders?

Rudder is essential for some hulls, and not necessary for some. For long distance offshore paddling it is extremely beneficial. Many hulls will "broach" when they get going too fast on a swell which means they want to turn sideways. It can be very difficult to go diagonally downswell. Do you find yourself needing to paddle repeatedly on one side when you're going down wind?

[Harry Hill]

Originally Posted by chris138

Rudder is essential for some hulls, and not necessary for some. For long distance offshore paddling it is extremely beneficial. Many hulls will "broach" when they get going too fast on a swell which means they want to turn sideways. It can be very difficult to go diagonally downswell. Do you find yourself needing to paddle repeatedly on one side when you're going down wind?

Do they make add on rudders for some yaks, since you can't use a hand tiller when paddling you would have to have foot rudders with cables going back to the rudder for steering. I could see where that would help after fighting a following quartering wind the other day

[socal.beach.bum]

Originally Posted by chris138

Rudder is essential for some hulls, and not necessary for some. For long distance offshore paddling it is extremely beneficial. Many hulls will "broach" when they get going too fast on a swell which means they want to turn sideways. It can be very difficult to go diagonally downswell. Do you find yourself needing to paddle repeatedly on one side when you're going down wind?

I'm a peddler (Revolution) but thinking about picking up a 15' trident for surf launches. Just curious about the rudder system.

[chris138]

Originally Posted by socal.beach.bum

I'm a peddler (Revolution) but thinking about picking up a 15' trident for surf launches. Just curious about the rudder system.

I've never paddled a trident, but just from having a prowler i think a rudder would be really good to have. You can always pull it up if you you're not going far or playing in shallow surf.

That's right, you can actually play and have fun in the surf... side slips, cut backs, pulling out the back, you can even get barreled like this

[Harry Hill]

If you are willing to go fishing with a greenhorn I would like to go with someone who knows what they are doing so I can learn.

[makobob]

Originally Posted by Harry Hill

Does everyone pedal their kayaks now or are there still paddlers.

No not everyone pedals, but ALL of us piddle!

[HobieScot]

You should be faster on a fresh water lake as compared to the open ocean.

I just took my kayak to a lake last month for the first time and I was shocked at how much faster it was on a calm fresh water lake.

And instead of struggling to stay in one spot over structure like on the ocean I had trouble with overshooting my intended spot

The kayak seemed like it would never come to a stop on fresh water. It felt like I used surf wax on the bottom of the kayak or something

A couple pedals and it just kept gliding and gliding




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